henryhorn
Well-Known Member
Cazcrazyjonty has just learned never to trust a stallion completely, sadly, the hard way.
Chocolate is a sweet horse to handle, has lifted a leg occasionally in a sort of threat but never nipped in all the time we've had him. Any misbehaviour takes the form of lots of noise and the odd leap and rear.
Today his paddock was sprayed for bracken so he has had to stay inside instead of going out for the day.
CCJ was tonight in the corridor in front of his box bending down filling haynets when he appeared over the door, picked her up in his teeth by her side at hip level and threw her to the floor.
I heard screams and her shouting and we ran to see what was going on, by this time she was swearing blue murder at him and he was hiding in the back of his box. I went in to see if he would have a go at me but of course the devil by this time realised he was in big trouble and stayed away...
Her back is a massive bruise, the skin is broken and it's bleeding a little, and boy is it going to look spectacular tomorrow. She is muttering how much she now dislikes him and will never trust him again, but having grown up with both stallions she has never really taken on board that on occasions they can be horrible!
P and I are always very aware that they are stallions, Bert has knocked me flying many a time but never attempted to bite me, he has however bitten P on the leg and picked him up by the chest breaking the skin.
I tend to warn them automatically to behave without realising I do it, whereas CCj treats both like ordinary horses.
Not any more, a tough lesson to learn but better to respect them and be aware though preferably without getting a bite like this one..ouch, it's about 8" accross and the same deep with teeth marks!
She may allow me to take a pic, when I asked just now I can't print what the reply was! (she's sitting with an ice pack and loads of aloe gel on it)
Chocolate is a sweet horse to handle, has lifted a leg occasionally in a sort of threat but never nipped in all the time we've had him. Any misbehaviour takes the form of lots of noise and the odd leap and rear.
Today his paddock was sprayed for bracken so he has had to stay inside instead of going out for the day.
CCJ was tonight in the corridor in front of his box bending down filling haynets when he appeared over the door, picked her up in his teeth by her side at hip level and threw her to the floor.
I heard screams and her shouting and we ran to see what was going on, by this time she was swearing blue murder at him and he was hiding in the back of his box. I went in to see if he would have a go at me but of course the devil by this time realised he was in big trouble and stayed away...
Her back is a massive bruise, the skin is broken and it's bleeding a little, and boy is it going to look spectacular tomorrow. She is muttering how much she now dislikes him and will never trust him again, but having grown up with both stallions she has never really taken on board that on occasions they can be horrible!
P and I are always very aware that they are stallions, Bert has knocked me flying many a time but never attempted to bite me, he has however bitten P on the leg and picked him up by the chest breaking the skin.
I tend to warn them automatically to behave without realising I do it, whereas CCj treats both like ordinary horses.
Not any more, a tough lesson to learn but better to respect them and be aware though preferably without getting a bite like this one..ouch, it's about 8" accross and the same deep with teeth marks!
She may allow me to take a pic, when I asked just now I can't print what the reply was! (she's sitting with an ice pack and loads of aloe gel on it)
